T 1340/10 (Ceramic Aggregates/3M) of 22.05.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T134010.20130522
- Date of decision
- 22 May 2013
- Case number
- T 1340/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01981411.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- CERAMIC AGGREGATE PARTICLES
- Applicant name
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Opponent name
- Center for Abrasives & Refractories
SaintGobain Abrasives, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
- Keywords
- Substantial procedural violation (yes): lack of substantiation of one of the grounds for opposition; decision invalidated
Remittal (no) - length of the proceedings
Inventive step (main and auxiliary requests): no - obvious combination of features known from a prior art document - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The request for remittal is rejected.
3. The patent is revoked.